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20 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, August 26, 1986 ound N'Abou WHITBY The Durham Board of Education has called tenders for the construc- tion of a new $3.4 million public school in Pringle Creek, which is schedul- ed to open in September of next year. The school will be located on Manning Road, north-west of Anderson Street in the Paramount sub-division and is expected to accommodate 500 students from Kindergarten through Grade eight. Board superintendent of plant, Jim Russell, says the school will con- tain specialty rooms such as a libr ry, gymnasium and music room as well as an art and science room. Construction of the facility is expected to start this October, however, when completed, there will still be the need to use about six portable classrooms. This will bring a total of 61 portable classrooms in use in Whitby by: September 1987. Russell stated this is the equivalent of three "good size SC 1s." The problem of so many portables, according to Russell, is because the ministry of education funds at a ratio of 31.5 student per class, while the Durham Board places the student/teacher ratio at no more than 26 students per class. Russell added Whitby's rapid growth rate was a big factor in the shor- tage of classroom space, stating that another school in the County Town is the number one priority for the 1988-89 school year. REGION The one-stop welfare service scheduled to start in Durham Region in September, has been delayed for a few months according to social services commissioner Doug Johns. The integration of municipal and provincial welfare benefits, design- ed to save money and provide more efficient service for clients, was originally planned to start next month, however, Johns stated this was not about to happen unless there was "a miracle." He said the region's takeover of the administration of family benefits presently handled by the province probably won't happen until November due to the number of problems incurred. Johns did say that other than this minor delay, the transition was "pro- ceeding reasonably well." He added the integration was expected to be made easier by the transfer of provincial employees to the region. It is anticipated nine or 10 people will join the region's staff to assist with the 2,000 or so new cases that the province's ministry of community and social services will be turning over to the region. Johns said negotiations be ween the region and the province are still continuing. The province has given verbal assurances that it will continue to provide administration costs and benefits when the region takes over family benefits, but regional council wants a written agreement. OSHAWA A group of irate citizens has banded together to fight against. the Oshawa Municipal Airport, vowing to fore the city into either moving it or closing it down altogether. Last week, some 230 people tamed a meeting hall to voice their sup- port of closing down the airport, which they say is ruining their neighbourhood. Neighbourhood Action Committee (NAC) chairman Doug Clifford ad- mits the matter will not be solved overnight and says he is prepared for a 'long battle." The NAC is demanding City Hall immediately restrict late-night opera- tions at the airport and want a ban on all but e:nergency flights between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. They hope the noise limits will be the first step in clos- ing the airport located at the end of Stevensons Road, north of Rossland. Transport Canada recently announced it had initiated a 14-week study of the facility to determine its future use. The results will indicate whether Ottawa should leave the World War Two airfield as it is, or expand it to a regional facility. Inter City Airways and Skycraft Air Transport now operate passenger lines from the airport and Trillium Air has been granted a license to begin flights. Inter City has also applied for a license to expand its destinations to Mirabel and Lester B. Pearson Airports. Local residents are up in arms about the increased noise from the air- poet, saying the planes drive them from their homes. They have demand- growth of commercial or airline traffic. The NAC will begin its campaign immediately and plans to present petitions and letters to Oshawa council before the airport study is complete. BEAVERTON A Beaverton man was taken to Orillia Hospital last week after a car struck him and fled the scene, leaving him lying on the road. Charles Joseph Butler, 21, was crossing Fourth Street in Beaverton shortly after midnight when a southbound vehicle hit him and then left. He was taken to Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital suffering from a broken left leg and fractured right ankle. Folice have found no witnesses to the hit-and-run and have no descrip- tion of the car. This is the second serious hit-and-run in Durham within the last month. Police are still searching for the driver who killed an Oshawa man as he cycled home from work last month. Anyone who has information concerning either accident is asked to call Durham Regional Police. Their information will be kept in confidence. MACKEY & BAILEY BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS Thursday Afternoons - 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. 7 Campbell Street son (416) 655-4481 imperial Bank of Commerce IF NO ANSWER CALL (416) 723-1107 Library News Join the Brooklin Library Children Club Many thanks goes out to Mrs. Vera Howard for presenting her most enjoyable journey through China. All the children & adults who attended say a "Super Show,' Mrs. H. The Chinese Special went off fan- tastic and as you saw in last week's paper the kids had a great time try- ing out chop sticks. We'd like to thank Kaspers Chinese Food Restaurant for supplying the Viewpoint From page 16 mine, and my friends are also his and we're both crazy about the kids, the dog and the cat ... although not ways in that order. Because I don't seem to be do- ing what the experts say I should do to keep a marriage alive, I asked some women who've been married about the same time I have for some ad- vice to pass on. Funny, no one suggested things as sending your wife flowers and meeting your hus- band nude at the door ... the lat- ter of which is worth doing if just to see the expression on his face before he crumples into laughter on the floor. What did they say? First, avoid getting into business together. Well that one went out the window 12 years ago. Se- cond, beware of becoming a golf or curling widow. That one went out the window within a few months of our wedding day. Third, exercise caution about building a dream house. No fear of that, we can't afford it. Fourth, invest as often as you can in a dirty weekend ... all the better if with your husband. Now that one is worth negotiating. Fifth, when a floozy or perfectly respectable woman with a gleam in her eye ap- proaches your husband at a par- ty, knock her flat and ask ques- tions later. No problem there .. been doing it for years ... what else were all those '60's self- defence courses for? Most long-married would agree that as corny as it sounds, marriage and fine wine only get better with age. However, if life is hell and marriage sometimes can be too, maybe I'll need help, or some good fortune to reach my 22nd year. In the meantime, I'm going to bet on more great years wit a wonderful, weird, but lovable guy, who has no patience but is filled with love. I guess I knew a good thing when I saw it 21 years ago and I still like what I see. Attention cub & scout committee 2nd Brooklin Group Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 1986 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of group chairman, Alex Cowan, 95 Baldwin St., Brooklin Tel. 655-4519. All Group Committee members. leaders and interested persons are asked to attend. authentic music & extra chop sticks! The library would like to welcome you to join our new club called the BLCC (Brooklin Library Children's Club). Our first meeting will be held Saturday, September 6 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Don't miss this initiation day and the election of officers and find out what's to come in the near future! lots of fun and good times Editorial Comments From page 16 But what is there to explain at the present time? When these so-called refugees come into this country, be it legal or not, they are allowed to stay and given permission to work and apply for medical benefits to name but two concessions. The Tamils claim they lied because they were afraid. Afraid of whom? Might it be so ridiculous to say they lied to save their own necks .... to ensure that they would in fact be allowed to jump the political red tape and remain in Canada no matter what? Probably not far from the truth. And know the decrepit immigration laws used by Canada, was there any doubt they would not be allowed to stay? The average Canadian is a compassionate soul. Few would turn their backs on people in need, on people who stand a good chance of being murdered if they were not allowed to be admitted to this coun- try. But with the inflation rate and rate of unemployed in this country, it makes one wonder if this country is not cutting off its own nose to spite its face. 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